Archives for March 1, 2013

Posts from March 1, 2013

BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at today's top stories MARRIAGE EQUALITY A day after his administration filed a brief that urged the Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8, President Obama publicly addressed his decision to stand up against… Read

The SF City Attorney's office has posted PDFs of every amicus brief (nearly 50) filed in the Supreme Court Proposition 8 case Perry v. Hollingsworth. They are all available HERE. So, for you legal eagles with an open Friday night, happy reading!… Read

212 Democratic members of Congress led by Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) including all seven out LGBT members and some who voted for DOMA in 1996 have asked the Supreme Court to strike it down in a brief submitted today… Read

RIP: One Day at a Time actress Bonnie Franklin dead of cancer at 69. Astronomers think they have spotted, for the first time, the birth of a planet. Jonathan and Juka: Another tale of love and DOMA damage. Justin Bieber now going shirtless and pantle… Read

A parliamentary committee in Finland has rejected a proposed marriage equality bill there, Pink News reports: The bill, proposed by the National Coalition Party (NCP) minister Alexander Stubb proposed the bill, which would have made marriage gender-n… Read

A Harvey Nichols ad depicting what some complainants said depicted an inappropriate lesbian kiss has been cleared by the Advertising Standards Authority, the HuffPost reports: The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) received 17 complaints, nine tha… Read

BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / TADEU MAGALHÃES The OXD Mirror is a weekly music column brought to you by the boys of OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD), a New York City based movement created by three music lovers, Ru Bhatt, Josh Appelbaum, and Tadeu Magalhãe… Read

At a news conference this afternoon, President Obama was asked about his administration's amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging it to strike down Proposition 8. The specific question presented before the Court right now is whether Prop 8 and t… Read